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Table 4 Fasting concentrations of plasma fatty acids and T max , C max , and Max∆C for each fatty acid following consumption of the test meal with algal oil or krill oil

From: Acute appearance of fatty acids in human plasma – a comparative study between polar-lipid rich oil from the microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata and krill oil in healthy young males

  

Algal oil

Krill oil

Fatty acid

Fasting concentration (μg/ml)

Tmax (hr)

Cmax (μg/ml)

Max∆C (μg/ml)

Tmax (hr)

Cmax (μg/ml)

Max∆C (μg/ml)

Myristic

37.8 ± 4.7

3.0 ± 1.6

107.7 ± 62.4

66.0 ± 39.3

3.2 ± 1.5

98.7 ± 46.9

65.8 ± 39.8

Palmitic

783.6 ± 97.9

3.1 ± 1.7

1106 ± 448

320.7 ± 222.1

3.2 ± 1.9

1024 ± 332

263.8 ± 142.8

Palmitoleic

67.4 ± 9.1

3.2 ± 1.9

97.2 ± 71.5

27.6 ± 18.8

3.0 ± 2.2

77.1 ± 33.1

24.9 ± 13.8

Heptadecanoic

14.8 ± 2.3

2.4 ± 2.1

27.2 ± 15.1

15.6 ± 12.1

3.7 ± 3.1

32.5 ± 11.5

20.0 ± 10.3

Stearic

242.7 ± 29.8

2.6 ± 1.4

346.9 ± 121.7

103.8 ± 80.7

2.8 ± 1.9

330.6 ± 117.7

90.5 ± 61.8

Oleic

800.1 ± 104.7

3.0 ± 1.8

1203 ± 609

434.2 ± 353.6

3.1 ± 2.0

1141 ± 431

353.3 ± 207.5

Cis-Vaccenic

64.7 ± 8.4

3.0 ± 1.6

83.6 ± 39.5

23.9 ± 18.6

3.5 ± 2.1

89.5 ± 35.7

26.5 ± 16.3

Linoleic

947.4 ± 114.7

3.0 ± 1.8

1152 ± 284

240.1 ±143.4

3.7 ± 2.3

1130 ± 221

177.1 ± 60.8

γ-Linolenic

15.3 ± 1.8

4.0 ± 3.3

20.6 ± 16.9

3.9 ± 2.4

3.4 ± 1.8

15.3 ± 6.1

2.6 ±0.8

α-Linolenic

33.7 ± 4.5

3.3 ± 2.0

78.1 ± 36.5

47.4 ± 23.8

2.9 ± 1.7

77.8 ± 47.4

43.6 ± 27.2

Arachidic

6.1 ± 0.8

3.1 ± 1.9

9.2 ± 4.9

3.4 ± 2.1

3.6 ± 1.8

10.9 ± 3.9

5.0 ±2.4

Dihomo-γ-linolenic

49.7 ± 6.2

5.7 ± 3.8

56.8 ± 13.2

8.9 ± 4.3

6.2 ± 3.3

55.2 ± 12.9

6.4 ± 3.4

Arachidonic

226.7 ± 28.5

6.1 ± 3.8

254.5 ± 56.4

38.1 ± 14.8

6.5 ± 3.7

245.6 ± 67.1

29.2 ± 14.4

EPA

25.6 ± 3.6

6.9 ± 2.2

75.9 ± 24.8

50.1 ± 24.2

7.5 ± 2.0

50.4 ± 14.3*

24.9 ± 6.9**

DPA

19.5 ± 2.6

6.7 ± 3.2

26.1 ± 7.0

7.8 ± 3.8

5.6 ± 2.8

25.0 ± 6.8

5.1 ± 2.4

DHA

55.8 ± 7.1

6.7 ± 2.7

66.7 ± 18.9

13.3 ± 7.9

7.4 ± 2.5

70.1 ± 22.5

14.4 ± 5.5

  1. Data are mean ± SD from 10 participants. * indicates P = 0.010 vs algal oil; ** indicates P = 0.006 vs algal oil.